1、Abrupt1. marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions "abrupt prose"同義詞： disconnected 2. exceedingly sudden and unexpected "came to an abrupt stop" " an abrupt change in the weather"3. extremely steep "an abrupt canyon"同義詞： precipitous sharp 4. su

2、rprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner "an abrupt replyAffluent·1. an affluent person; a person who is financially well off "the so-called emerging affluents"2. a branch that flows into the main stream 同義詞： feeder tributary confluent · adj. having an abundant suppl

3、y of money or possessions of value "an affluent banker"同義詞： flush loaded moneyed wealthy attain 'tein · v. 1. to gain with effort 同義詞： achieve accomplish reach 2. reach a point in time, or a certain state or level 同義詞： reach hit 3. find unexpectedly 同義詞： fall upon strike come upon

4、 light upon chance upon come across chance on happen upon discover 4. reach a destination, either real or abstract 同義詞： reach make hit arrive at gainbless bles · v. 1. give a benediction to "The dying man blessed his son"2. confer prosperity or happiness on 3. make the sign of the cro

5、ss over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate 同義詞： sign 4. render holy by means of religious rites 同義詞： consecrate hallow sanctify bracket 'brækit · n. 1. a category falling within certain defined limits 2. either of two punctuation marks (<' or >') u

6、sed in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material 同義詞： angle bracket 3. either of two punctuation marks ( or ) used to enclose textual material 同義詞： square bracket 4. an L-shaped support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf) · v. 1. support with brackets "bra

7、cket bookshelves"2. place into brackets "Please bracket this remark"同義詞： bracket out 3. classify or group cherish 'teri · v. be fond of; be attached to 同義詞： care for hold dear treasure commercial k'm:l · n. a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television 同義詞： comm

8、ercial message · adj. 1. connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises "commercial trucker" " commercial TV" " commercial diamonds"2. of or relating to commercialism "a commercial attache" " commercial pap

9、er" " commercial law"3. of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior "commercial grade of beef" " commercial oxalic acid"confront kn'frnt · v. 1. oppose, as in hostility or a competition "You must confront your opponent" " Th

10、e two enemies finally confronted each other"同義詞： face 2. deal with (something unpleasant) head on "You must confront your problems"同義詞： face up face 3. present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize "We confronted him with the evidence"同義詞： face present 4. b

11、e face to face with "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costumeconfusion kn'fju:n · n. 1. disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably "the army retreated in confusion"2. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly though

12、t and behavior "a confusion of impressions"同義詞： mental confusion confusedness muddiness disarray 3. a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused 同義詞： discombobulation 4. an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended "the confu

13、sion of tongues at the Tower of Babel"5. a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"同義詞： mix-up consequence 'knsi,kwns · n. 1. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous p

14、henomenon "his decision had depressing consequences for business"同義詞： effect outcome result event issue upshot 2. the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual "that result is of no consequence"同義詞： aftermath 3. having important effects or influence "decisi

15、ons of great consequence are made by the president himself"同義詞： import moment curiosity ,kjuri'siti · n. 1. a state in which you want to learn more about something 同義詞： wonder 2. something unusual - perhaps worthy of collecting 同義詞： curio oddity oddment peculiarity rarity dated 'de

16、itid · adj. 1. marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past 2. bearing a date "dated and stamped documents"deny di'nai · v. 1. declare untrue; contradict 2. refuse to accept or believe 3. refuse to grant, as of a petition or request 4. refuse to let have 同義

17、詞： refuse 5. deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure 同義詞： abnegate 6. deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit 同義詞： traverse 7. refuse to recognize or acknowledgedonation du'nein · n. 1. a voluntary gift (as of money

18、or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause 同義詞： contribution 2. act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity 同義詞： contribution emotional i'munl · adj. 1. determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason "it was an emotional judgment"

19、2. of more than usual emotion "his behavior was highly emotional"3. of or pertaining to emotion "emotional health" " an emotional crisis"4. extravagantly demonstrative 同義詞： effusive gushing(a) gushy 5. (of persons) excessively affected by emotion "he would become e

20、motional over nothing at all"同義詞： aroused excited worked up fabricate 'fæbrikeit · v. 1. put together out of components or parts "the company fabricates plastic chairs"同義詞： manufacture construct 2. make up something artificial or untrue 同義詞： manufacture cook up make up i

21、nvent focus 'fuks · n. 1. the concentration of attention or energy on something "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"同義詞： focusing focussing focal point direction centering 2. maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system "in focus&q

22、uot; " out of focus"3. maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion"4. a central point or locus of an infection in an organism "the focus of infection"同義詞： focal point nidus 5. special emphasis

23、 attached to something 同義詞： stress 6. a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges 同義詞： focal point 7. a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section · v. 1. direct one's attention on something "Please focus on your studies and

24、not on your hobbies"同義詞： concentrate center centre pore rivet 2. cause to converge on or toward a central point 3. bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions 同義詞： concenter concentre focalize focalise 4. become focussed or come into focus "The lig

25、ht focused"同義詞： focalize focalise 5. put (an image) into focus "Please focus the image" " we cannot enjoy the movie"同義詞： focalize focalise sharpen genuine 'denjuin · adj. 1. not fake or counterfeit "a genuine Picasso" " genuine leather"同義詞： echt

26、2. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed "genuine emotion"同義詞： true(a) unfeigned 3. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something "a genuine dilemma"同義詞： actual literal real individual ,indi'vidjul, -dl · n. 1. a human being 同義詞： person someone

27、 somebody mortal soul 2. a single organism · adj. 1. being or characteristic of a single thing or person "individual drops of rain" " please mark the individual pages" " they went their individual ways"同義詞： single 2. separate and distinct from others of the same ki

28、nd "mark the individual pages"同義詞： case-by-case item-by-item 3. characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing "an individual serving"同義詞： separate single(a) 4. concerning one person exclusively "we all have individual cars"同義詞： private item 'aitm · n.

29、 1. a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list "he noticed an item in the New York Times" " she had several items on her shopping list"同義詞： point 2. a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collec

30、tion "they reduced the price on many items"3. a small part that can be considered separately from the whole 同義詞： detail particular 4. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole 同義詞： detail point 5. an individual instance of a type of symbol 同義詞： token · adv. (used w

31、hen listing or enumerating items) also "a length of chain, item a hook"linger 'li · v. 1. remain present although waning or gradually dying "Her perfume lingered on"2. be about 同義詞： loiter lounge footle lollygag loaf lallygag hang around mess about tarry lurk mill about

32、mill around 3. leave slowly and hesitantly 同義詞： tarry 4. take one's time; proceed slowly 同義詞： dawdle 5. move to and fro "The shy student lingered in the corner"同義詞： hover minimal 'miniml · adj. the least possible "needed to enforce minimal standards" " her grade

33、s were minimal" " a minimal charge for the service"同義詞： minimum primarily 'praimrli, prai'me- · adv. 1. for the most part 同義詞： chiefly principally mainly in the main 2. of primary import "this is primarily a question of economics"同義詞： in the first place pursuit

34、p'sju:t · n. 1. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"同義詞： chase pursual following 2. a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria "the pursuit of love"同義詞： pursuance quest 3. an a

35、uxiliary activity 同義詞： avocation by-line hobby sideline spare-time activity 4. a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"同義詞： pastime interest seemingly 'si:mili · adv. from appearances alone "

36、the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"同義詞： apparently ostensibly on the face of it sentiment 'sentimnt · n. 1. tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion 2. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty 同義詞： opinion persuasion view

37、thought stammer 'stæm · n. a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds 同義詞： stutter · v. speak haltingly 同義詞： bumble stutter faltertangible 'tændbl · adj. 1. perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch "skin with a tangible roughness"同義詞： touchable 2. capable of being treated as fact "tangible evidence"同義詞： real 3. (of especially business assets) ha